GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| regime | regimen |